Australia’s limited-overs skipper, Aaron Finch gave a warning to Tim Paine and his men need to strike a fine balance when it comes to confronting Virat Kohli during the Test series opener in Adelaide from December 17. Finch, who has not been included in the Test squad, said Australia wouldn’t want the India captain to get a hight from the contest during the day-night fixture.
Aaron Finch, who has had duels with Virat Kohli in the past, got the chance to rub shoulders withthe India captain at Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) during Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. Finch said Kohli is more relaxed on the field but also warned the hosts to not rile up the India captain.
All eyes are on Virat Kohli as the India captain will be leaving after the first Test in Australia as he will be taking the paternity leave. Kohli, who has had a good record in Adelaide, will look to set it up for India before he heads back home.
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During a recent chat with Sydney Herald, Finch said, “I think there will be times when things boil over and when you have got strong characters on either team that’s going to come to a head at some point. (But) there is a fine balance there, isn’t there? You don’t want him (Kohli) to get up and about in the contest. When he does, he can be ruthless on the opposition.”
Finch also spoke about his time at RCB, saying he was surprised to see the level of confidence Virat had in his teammates. Finch said the RCB captain always had a clear understanding of their team’s plans and playing XI.
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Describing the same, Aaron Finch said, “What really surprised me was how, he obviously does a lot of planning and preparation himself, and into the opposition, but he never focused more on the opposition than his own team. At Bangalore, he was always confident in the XI players that were picked and knew that if you played well, you had every chance of winning. I was really surprised by how confident he was in everyone, he had a lot of time for everyone. He was great around the group, a lot more relaxed.”
